Spiritual Experiences - No Bounty is Impossible
No Bounty is Impossible
Tags: Oomanasan api
1. It has been said: "óomanasan apí" = nothing or no task or no bounty is impossible. The actual form of the word is as follows: óomanasan apí. It has ten letters which allude to the ten hudud. They are: mustajib, ma'zun-yi asgar, ma'zun-yi akbar, da'i-yi makfuf, da'i-yi mutlaq, hujjat-i jazirah, hujjat-i muqarrab, Imam, asas, natiq, as mentioned in the Qur'an (2:196): "That is complete ten", that is, the perfect number is ten.
2. This wisdom-filled word is particularly related to paradise, in that every bounty is possible there and nothing is impossible. [Consider] how would it be possible for a desire of a bounty to be created in a human being, but for that bounty itself not to be present in paradise? This is simply impossible. In fact, God created that thing long before He created a desire for it in human beings. For example, it can be said that every permissible desire of the people of faith is a reflection of a bounty of paradise which appears in their hearts and minds.
3. óomanasan apí = The thing which is impossible does not exist in paradise and nor can it occur as a human desire. But the bounty which is possible is present in paradise as well as in the thoughts and knowledge of mu'mins. From this clarification we come to know that this universal principle is very profound and wisdom filled.
4. In this spiritual address there is a promise as well as an aspect of glad tiding, that there is everything in paradise for the people of faith, as said in verses (54:54-55): "Verily, the righteous ones will be amidst the gardens and streams, in the place of true knowledge, near the Omnipotent Sovereign". The four streams or rivers of the intellectual and spiritual paradise are: Universal Intellect, Universal Soul, natiq and asas. Therefore, pious people will be immersed in these rivers. This is the place of true knowledge, and then being merged in the Omnipotent Sovereign they will be able to do extremely marvellous and wondrous works.
Zulfiqar Abad, Gilgit 25 May 1997
Sunday, 17 Muharramu'l-haram 1418 A.H
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